bighorn 🐏

this is NixOS the Reese Operating System that powers my personal computer.

the host

i use a Dell OptiPlex Micro 7010 mounted in a cubby under my desk and hooked up to an ultrawide monitor.

it runs:

• tvheadend for watching OTA television using a Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD tuner along with a cheap RCA brand antenna from a big box store.
• zigbee & z-wave bridges that connect Home Assistant to the smart stuff in my room.
  • zigbee2mqtt - SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus
  • zwave-js - ZOOZ ZST39 Long-Range

configuration.nix is where everything starts.

hardware-configuration.nix contains the hardware scan from when i installed nixos.

theme.nix

with stylix i can choose a wallpaper and get beautiful color schemes that apply to basically everything. it also handles fonts.

drivers/

snippets that can be imported as needed to add core functionality.

home/

my home-manager configuration. i use the swayfx window manager.

modules/

nixos and home-manager modules.

secrets/

agenix encrypted secrets storage.

services/

server programs that provide some sort of network-accessible utility.

incantations

• nixos-rebuild switch --flake . --use-remote-sudo --show-trace

inspirations

• https://git.sealight.xyz/aynish/helm
• https://git.lain.faith/sorceress/nix-infra
• https://git.cyberia.club/ivy/nixos-config
• https://github.com/ckiee/nixfiles

name meaning

a bighorn is a type of sheep named for its big horns.
they hang out on mountains where it is perhaps a bit cold and snowy.
nix has (snow)flakes! :)
and i like sheep.